Obama's Top Contributors for 2008 (as of 9/16)

Open Secrets ^ | 9/16/2008

[nuconvert]

hmmm......strange list. you might have to itemize or explain some of those contributions.

In the meantime, I was intrigued by National Amusements .....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Amusements

[bert]

bump

[arasina]

Whoops. Nevermind. I should have scrolled down the thread.

[Pan_Yan]

From the link at the top of the article:

This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization’s PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals’ immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization’s members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY’s List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers.

[Waco]

Lotta money to throw at someone who may not have been born here and may be a commie.

[popdonnelly]

The candidate of the little guy, the dispossessed, and the oppressed.

[meyer]

Thanks, Pan_Yan. I made the assumption (yeah, I know..) that the organizations themselves had donated. It’s still telling as to which groups had the greatest amounts of donation. Lawyers and “Educators” seem to be big for Oblammo.

[Pan_Yan]

National Amusements holds controlling voting interests in CBS Corporation, Viacom, (which includes MTV Networks, BET, and movie production and distribution Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios), and Midway Games, and is equal partners in MovieTickets.com.

Talk about the man behind the curtain.

Holy puppet strings, Batman!!

[ican'tbelieveit]

This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization’s PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals’ immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“Is University of California not a government institution? What business has it to influence elections?”

Exactly. How can a state university system, dependent upon taxpayer dollars, legally contribute to a political candidate? How can that be legal?

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting (I was looking at the website last night.) Thanks for the link. Very interesting.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

Didn’t read far enough to see the post about how this doesn’t mean the organizations themselves contributed this money.

[DJ Taylor]

Well, I see Microsoft has learned from the mistake they made during the 1992 election. Bill Gates didn't contribute enough to the Clinton campaign, and Clinton rode Microsoft hard for eight years. I wonder if Bill Gates thinks this paltry $377,235 is enough to keep Obama from pestering him if Obama wins the election.

[Puddleglum]

U of C runs the Los Alamos and other labs, right? Wasn’t there buzz a year or so back about taking that contract away from them?

[OrioleFan]

I thought Barak Hussein Obama got the majority of his contributions from individuals. The bundlers (er community organizers) must be working overtime.

[jwalburg]

Ah,another good reason to decline alumni fundraising requests.

[nuconvert]

Lol

[DJ Taylor]

'In the meantime, I was intrigued by National Amusements ....."

Yes, I see what you mean.

National Amusements holds controlling voting interests in CBS Corporation...

[paudio]

The top amount that McCain received couldn’t make to 0bama’s top 15.

[Wuli]

Please note something this list brings home:

“Wall Street” is not a “conservative” place.

And, in that regard, understand that “Wall Street” - investment hustlers - are not the real friends of “main street” - companies that actually DO something, besides giving their worthless opinions on others.